Transcript of Metaphor and Simile

Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.very busy or active

like a fast-flying, busy bee.where two unlike things are compared

using the word "like" or "as"Similecompare two unlike objects, a figure of speech,

for example using the words is or are.

Metaphor: Extended Metaphor:

Define Metaphor and SimileThis is a ______ scheme. No way am I going to be part of it.

(A) lily-livered (B) blood red (C) hare-brained (D) greenhornComplete this metaphorMy father is a rock.What does this metaphor suggest?No one invites Harold to parties because he is a wet blanket.What does this metaphor suggest?Come up with a metaphor or simile in your table groupI feel like a limp dishrag.What does this simile suggest?Poetry Unit-Metaphor and SimileBy Michelle Lia metaphor introduced

then further developed throughoutBoth similes and metaphors are used in literature to The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window panefog=catYou're the cream in my coffee"you" are a unique source of continual pleasure, He is a couch potatolazyalways on the couch make it sound more powerfulI'm on fire!I'm in the driver's seatin control, in chargeYou're as sweet as honey!The thing being described

The comparisonTarget

SourceGround

FigureTenor

VehicleThe Writer of this Poem The writer of this poemIs taller than a treeAs keen as the North windAs handsome as can be

As bold as a boxing-gloveAs sharp as a nibAs strong as scaffoldingAs tricky as a fib

As smooth as a lolly-iceAs quick as a lickAs clean as a chemist-shopAs clever as a tick

The writer of this poemNever ceases to amazeHe’s one in a million billion(or so the poem says!)by Roger McGoughFirework"Do you ever feel like a plastic bagDrifting through the wind, wanting to start again?Do you ever feel, feel so paper thinLike a house of cards, one blow from caving in?"

"Just own the night like the 4th of July"

"Cause, baby, you're a firework"By Katy Perrythe thing with feathers as hope, because it seems to travel along with her like the Moon shines at night from any place on Earth.

The fragile nature of the bird and the fact it never asks anything of her means hope is independent and yet in spite of storms rises above as the center of aspiration that she is longing for. Hope is constant in an ever changing world. There is always hope.She was so still, silent and regal in appearance like the famous Mona Lisa painting. Both are so strong, silent and with an elegant quality.Extended Simile:

you are constantly getting lucky or successful in a short amount of timeprovide a vivid description and clarity of meaningconvey a message without directly saying ita simile is introduced then further developed throughoutMy love is like a red, red rosethe attributes of a rose to a woman: ruddy complexion, velvety skin, and fragrant scentcompared to the allegorical statue on a tomb. The comparison evokes unhappiness, immobility, and gracefulness of posture and dress.